Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 4
4 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad radiance and real divine light, which is needed for salvation, is present in Islam alone. Even in the context of God’s Unity, wherever you open the Quran, one will find it to be an unsheathed sword which cuts at the root of polytheism. Similarly, all the aspects of prophethood are spoken of so clearly and lucidly in the Holy Quran that no better exposition is possible. The Essence of the ‘Seal of Prophethood’ The pinnacle at which argumentation and divine understanding naturally cul- minate is to what the term ‘Seal of Prophethood’ (khatm-e-nubuwwat) refers. To raise criticisms after this, like the irreligious, is the work of those who are bereft of faith. All things are characterised by clear facts and one’s ability to compre- hend them depends on completeness of understanding and enlightenment of vi- sion. With the advent of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, faith and divine knowledge reached perfection, and other nations were granted light as well. No other religion was bestowed such a manifestly clear and brilliant shariah. If anyone had received such a law, would it have not wielded the power to influence the Arabs even slightly? The sun which rose from among the Arabs illuminated every people and shined its light on every village. It is the sole pride of the Noble Quran alone that it has the ability to reign supreme over all the other world religions in the matter of God’s Unity and prophethood. It is a matter of pride for the Muslims that they have been granted such a book. Those who attack the teachings of Islam and level allegations against its teaching and guidance do so only out of their own benighted nature and lack of faith. The Permissibility of Polygamy For example, people object to polygamy and allege that Islam has permitted a man to marry a large number of women. I challenge any brave champion who raises allegations: can you show me where the Quran says that a person must mar- ry more than one woman? It is true, however, and perfectly normal, that in many circumstances an individual is faced with a genuine need to marry more than one wife: for example, if a woman has lost her sight; or has been struck with a serious illness, which has rendered her unable to fulfil her domestic responsibilities and the husband out of sympathy does not wish to divorce her; or if a woman has become afflicted with dangerous ailments of the womb that make it impossible